Podcast:The Daily Beans Published On: Wed Mar 12 2025 Description: Wednesday, March 12th, 2025Today, Judge Alsup has denied Trump's request to block the under oath testimony of the head of the Office of Personnel Management in court; Republicans in Congress are cobbling together a terrible resolution to fund the government; a Justice Department official was fired when she refused to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights; Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a 30 day ceasefire; a Texas man has been accused of violent assault on an American Airlines flight from Wichita to D.C.; Trump is threatened to double the tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel in response to their tax hike on our electricity; a court hands Trump his third appellate loss on birthright citizenship; a judge has ordered the urgent release of DOGE records in a FOIA lawsuit; ProPublica has obtained an email from USAID's acting executive secretary directing employees to empty safes and shred documents; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Guest: Rep. Jake Auchincloss (MA-4)Jake Auchincloss | House.govRep. Jake Auchincloss (@repauchincloss.bsky.social) — BlueskyRep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 (@RepAuchincloss) / TwitterThank You, LumenHead to http://lumen.me/dailybeans for 20% off your purchase.Thank You, PiqueGet 20% off on the Radiant Skin Duo, plus a FREE starter kit at Piquelife.com/dailybeansStories:Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’ | POLITICOUkraine willing to accept 30-day ceasefire with Russia as U.S. lifts freeze on aid and intelligence | CBS NewsCanada backs down from 25% electricity surcharge after Trump threats | NBC NewsDOGE mischaracterizes a study as transgender, and USDA cancels it | CBS NewsTexas man accused of violent assault on American Airlines flight from Wichita to D.C. — same route as recent crash | CBS NewsGood Trouble:Hands Off Our Passports: Stop Attacking Transgender Americans | ACLU.org From The Good Newscrawfordforwi.comHail Satan? - Official TrailerBanned Book Brigade – The Spine BookshopReminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! Our Donation LinksNational Security Counselors - DonateMSW Media, Blue Wave California Victory Fund | ActBlueWhistleblowerAid.org/beansFederal workers - feel free to email AG at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. Find Upcoming Actions 50501 Movement, No Kings.org, Indivisible.orgDr. Allison Gill - Substack, BlueSky , TikTok, IG, TwitterDana Goldberg - BlueSky, Twitter, IG, facebook, danagoldberg.comCheck out more from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | SubstackShare your Good News or Good TroubleMSW Good News and Good TroubleHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?The Daily Beans | SupercastThe Daily Beans & Mueller, She Wrote | PatreonThe Daily Beans | Apple Podcasts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.